Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: CARPENTER, JOSHUA S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1733 1738 2833 3774

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joshua S. Carpenter serves as an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1733. He has 243 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 51.9%, and the interview lift is 36.9%. This 36.9% lift indicates that interviews are associated with a significant increase in the probability of allowance. Practitioners can use the 36.9% lift to improve their chances of securing a grant in his docket.

The median days to allowance is 1201 for the 243 resolved cases. This 1201-day figure provides a timeline for applications that reach a grant. The 36.9% interview lift suggests that direct communication is a useful tool for reaching the 51.9% allowance rate. With 243 cases resolved, these metrics offer a basis for managing expectations regarding both the outcome and the 1201-day duration of prosecution in Art Unit 1733.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

51.9%
Allow Rate
-18.1% vs TC avg
293
Total Applications
+36.9%
Interview Lift
1201
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 243 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
34.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17273971 NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOYS Final Rejection SAFRAN
18686624 COBALT-CHROMIUM ALLOY MEMBER, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND DEVICE USING THE SAME Final Rejection NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
18393822 Amorphous Alloy Soft Magnetic Powder And Method For Manufacturing Amorphous Alloy Soft Magnetic Powder Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18580482 QUENCHING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR QUENCHING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COATED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17768879 A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) OBJECT EMPLOYING GRANULATES Final Rejection Stratasys, Inc.
17190524 METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING METAL OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES AND PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER TREATMENT APPLICATIONS OF SAME Final Rejection BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
17791424 PANEL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17291846 Ni-COATED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCE AFTER WORKING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING Ni-COATED STEEL SHEET Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17905804 METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS FIBER NOZZLES, AND GLASS FIBER NOZZLE Non-Final OA Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
18570064 ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING HIGH YIELD RATIO AND EXCELLENT BENDABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18468256 METHOD TO ACHIEVE VARIABLE PROPERTIES WITHIN A COMPONENT USING COATING FREE PRESS HARDENED STEEL Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18673625 METHOD FOR RECYCLING CATHODE MATERIALS USING A DUAL FUNCTION SOLUTION Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC
18562485 3D PRINTING METHOD AND MOLDING PART PRODUCED THEREWITH USING A WATER GLASS BINDER AND ESTER Non-Final OA Voxeljet AG
18526078 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REFERENCE PIECE FOR MEASURING RETAINED AUSTENITE Final Rejection SINTOKOGIO, LTD.

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